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CVE-2003-0289

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2003-0289 describes a format string vulnerability in the cdrecord program, part of cdrtools 2.0. This flaw allows local users to achieve privilege escalation by injecting format string specifiers into the 'dev' parameter. With a CVSS score of 7.2, it represents a high-severity local attack requiring low complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
1.11CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cdrtools:cdrecord:1.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cdrtools:cdrecord:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

7.2HIGH

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.06%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
61.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-31 · May 14, 2003
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0106 is in the 80th percentile among its peer group of 3,235 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.5 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

ftp.berlios.de / pub/cdrecord/alpha/cdrtools-2.01a14.tar.gz
forums.gentoo.org / viewtopic.php
marc.info
marc.info
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/12007
mandriva.com / security/advisories
securiteam.com / exploits/5ZP0C2AAAC.html
securityfocus.com / bid/7565
ExploitPatchVendor Advisory